Coal mafia arrested

Burdwan: An alleged coal mafia, Rakesh Singh, has been arrested from near a school at Durgapur, the police said on Sunday.

"Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Singh from near a school last night. Eight firearms, 48 rounds of ammunition and 41 packets of ganja were seized from him," Deputy Police Commissioner of Durgapur Subhankar Singha Sarkar said.
Singh was wanted in connection with a number of dacoity in the industrial town, he said.